Advocates Act, 1961
49A. (Note:- Ins. by Act 21 of 1964, sec.21) Power of Central
Government to make rules -
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purpose of this Act including rules with
respect to any matter for which the Bar Council of India or a State Bar Council
has power to make rules.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generally of the
foregoing power, such rules may provide for-
a. Qualification of membership of a
Bar Council and disqualification for such membership.
b. The manner in which the Bar
Council of India may exercise supervision and control over State Bar Councils
and the manner in which the directions issued to orders made by the Bar
Councils of India may be enforced.
c. The class of category of persons
entitled to be enrolled as advocates under this Act.
d. The category of persons who may
be exempted from undergoing a course of training and passing an examination
prescribed under clause (d) if sub section (1) of section 24.
e. The manner in which seniority
among advocates may be determined.
f. The procedure to be
followed by a disciplinary committee of a Bar Council in hearing cases and the procedure
to be followed by a disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India in
hearing appeals.
g. Any other matter which may be
prescribed
3. (3) Rules under this section may be made either
for the whole of India or for all or any of the Bar Councils.
4. If any provision of a rule made by a Bar Council is repugnant
to any provision of a rule made by the Central Government under this section,
then, the rule under this section, whether before made or after the rule made
by the Bar Council, shall prevail and the rule made by the Bar Council shall,
to the extent of the repugnancy, be void.
5. [ (Note:- Sib-section (5) Subs. by Act 60 of
1973, sec.39) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as
may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament , while it is in
session for a total period of thirty day which may be comprised in one session
or in two or more successive session and if, before the expiry of the sessions
immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both
Houses agree in making any modification in the rule of both Houses agree that
the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such
modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so, however, that any
such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of
anything previously done under that rule].